Jewels of the Tsars The Romanovs & Imperial Russia

"Jewels of the Tsars, the first book in over a generation to examine the imperial family's collection of jewelry, is illustrated with photographs taken under exacting conditions at the Kremlin's Diamond Fund, and accompanied by rare eighteenth- and nineteenth-century portraits and photographs of the tsars, their families, and their court. Prince Michael of Greece, a Romanov descendant, writes with an insider's knowledge of his family's passion for rare and beautiful jewels, and their place in the troubled history of imperial Russia."--BOOK JACKET.Prince Michael of Greece is the author of 'Jewels of the Tsars The Romanovs & Imperial Russia', published 2006 under ISBN 9780865651715 and ISBN 086565171X.